Early-est:     Eastern Caucasus    2026.08.14-16:56:18.81    q:B      mb:4.9*    Mwp:5.1    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.7     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786726576414.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786726576414.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786726576414.mech.hash.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 4.9* [36]    Mwp: 5.1 [4]    Mwpd: 5.3Xinv [3]
Region: Eastern Caucasus
Origin Time: 2026.08.14-16:56:18.81 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 41.17°  lon: 48.74°  [+/-18km]    depth: 15km  [+/-22km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.6s   assocPhases: 61   usedPhases: 43
minDist: 3.2°   maxDist: 135.3°   AzGap: 72°   2ndAzGap: 126°   atten: -1.29 [+/-0.36]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 15km   maxHorUnc: 18km   azMaxHorUnc: 16°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 25km   majorAxisAzimuth: 12°   majorAxisPlunge: 44°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 19km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 254°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 26°   semiMinorAxisLength: 18km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.5 [28]    Td: 1.5s [10]    Td*T50Ex: 0.7 [10]    To: 7.8s [26]
Closest plate boundaries:
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.7
   0.7
   0.7
Td*To:
     11.7
     11.7
     11.7
Mwp magnitude:
       5.1
       5.1
       5.1
Hypocenter depth:
       15km
       15km
       15km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
Tsunami and Rupture predictions (TEST!): No prediction: Event too small (Mwp<7.0) or too few Mwp readings (N<20)
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 80°   dip: 38°   rake: 64°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 292°   dip: 57°   rake: 109°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfitWeightCount: 8.2   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.51   meanDistP: 40.2   meanDistT: 39.2   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786726576414.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY_WAVEFORM):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: 0°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 270°   dip: 90°   rake: 90°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 0   misfitWeightCount: -1.0   misfit: -1.00   stationDistributionRatio: -1.00   meanDistP: -1.0   meanDistT: -1.0   qualityCode: X
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity_waveform
./hypo.1786726576414.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 81°   dip: 44°   rake: 64°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 295°   dip: 52°   rake: 113°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 126°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfit: 0.26   stationDistributionRatio: 0.59   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 33.77   fracAcc30degPref: 0.65   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786726576414
Event info last updated: 2026.08.14-17:55:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.14-17:01:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA